# Incident 19851119063139I: Doug DC6A, Mcgrath, AK, November 19, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 19, 1985, 09:23 local time
- Place: Mcgrath, AK
- Airport: Mcgrath
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NACA
- Location: 62.9564° N, 155.5958° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McGrath, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.9564&lon=-155.5958&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1027N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1027N-2011-05-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-6A (registry code 3021706, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-2800 series (registry code 52026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2800-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC6A
- Reported engine: PWA R2800*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851119063139I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

FIRE IN STACK WHILE CREW ATTEMPTED TO GET PROPELLER OUT OF REVERSE. FIRE FED BY OIL FROM BROKEN PUSHROD HOUSING.

## Other reports on N1027N (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19951222046199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951222046199I), Dec 22, 1995: Doug DC6A (N1027N), Fairbanks, AK. Narrative: on December 22, 1995, a northern air cargo, inc., Douglas DC-6 aircraft N1027N, flight no. 60, departed Fairbanks International Airport (fai).…
- [Incident 19900908038479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900908038479I), Sep 8, 1990: Doug DC6A (N1027N), Kodiak, AK, Minor damage. Vibration on rollout. Nose gear was left of center. Torque links were disconnected.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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